Originally Posted by: imccowattOne of my objectives coming to GT was gain some skills that'd help me write songs.
[br]So - two and a half months in, here's a first effort. I'm just short of half way through "Rock Level 2" and have tried to apply some of the things I've picked up along the way. Spot the few bits of meat and potatoes!
[br]https://www.dropbox.com/s/vftaeesm6v5a133/AdventuresInF%23m.mp3?dl=0
[br]It's still very much a work in progress - only got intro/bridge and verse/solo sections so far, but its coming together.
[br]Notes:
- I'm a mixing novice, so plenty of room for improvement there
- I ***NEED*** to get a bass, pitch shifting sounds terrible
- No amount of Guitar Trickery will get me singing!
Keep the heck at it! Well done. Given your limited experience, you've gained a lot of tools. A good habit is the development of themes, I hear this in your ditty. That's a lot of what makes a song; a recognizable theme.
It's good to hear yourself develop and listen to how you're building a song. Both for the good and bad.
Though more to keep in your songwriting pocket for later; the Eagles Don Henley and Glenn Frey were upstairs neighbors from Jackson Browne in all their starving, young days. Frey said he'd get annoyed with Browne getting up promptly at 9AM every day, making tea and playing, to his mind, parts of songs over and over. Frey was like 'What's Jackson doing all day? Over and over?'
Perfecting.
To what Frey thought was the same thing over and over, it was Browne listening for that little improvement that gets his song 'there'. Frey said that this was when he understood what it really took to write a song.
Now, does this apply to you after nearly getting through GT's F2? Not yet. But, if your goal is to write songs, a good habit to be mindful of.
That said; good work!
